How to put Duals on a 1950 Oliver 88

RC78

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Hello folks,

Well, as the title says, I am trying to figure out what I need to put a set of duals on my 1950 Oliver 88 Row Crop.

I have seen a few pictures that look like there is an extremely deep dish wheel used, but I cannot be sure, the pictures are not showing exactly what I need to see, so some of that is guess work.

If what I am seeing is somewhat right, do I just pull the bolts out of the hub to axle...flange? and bolt the dual on with it? or is there something ele?

I grew up on the old 2 lunger John Deere's. Helped dad put duals on several of those. I figured it would be similar to Dual out my Oliver, but when I got looking at it, I am fairly sure there is a different trick to it.

Thanks for any help folks!

Cheers!

RC
 
Do you have cast centers or pressed steel? With cast centers,it's be best to just go with clamp ons. I took four of the nuts off each side on my 1600,bent some half inch rod and welded to them and put them back on.

With axle duals,they made a spacer hub that bolted on where the wheel weight bolted on the inside wheel,then it had a nine bolt hub on the outside to bolt the second wheel. The other option would be a second set of axle hubs then try to get everything set the right width to use them.

There was a special set of double ended hubs for the later,larger tractors,but I don't know if they ever made them for the 88s.
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(quoted from post at 09:54:28 01/20/17) Do you have cast centers or pressed steel?

Cast Iron.

I took four of the nuts off each side on my 1600,bent some half inch rod and welded to them and put them back on.

Are you talking about the bolts/nuts that attach the wheel rim to the center?

The other option would be a second set of axle hubs then try to get everything set the right width to use them.

That is how the JD works. I do not think there is enough axle shaft on the Oliver to do it...maybe if I remove the fenders, but I don't want to do that if I can avoid it.

There was a special set of double ended hubs for the later,larger tractors,but I don't know if they ever made them for the 88s.
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those are cool, I also do not know if they made them for the 88.

Thanks for the advice!

RC
 
Ya,I've got those hubs on my 2-105 too,but I don't have a pair of 9 bolt 16.9 38 pressed steel rims,so I bought a set of those hoops that hook to the bars on the power adjust wheels. I'll go with the clamp on duals that I already have.
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I don't know where you are located but here in Northwest Ohio we sold a lot duals in the early 1960's. The first style was a pressed steel wheel that bolted to a cast hub that bolted up with 4 bolts where the wheel weights would bolt on an Oliver cast wheel. They were available in different width for different applications. At that time sugar beets were still a good crop around here and many people moved the wheels on the tractor all the way in for 28 inch rows and then would buy a wide spacer and a wide dish on the pressed steel wheels for the duals so that the planter openers would run between the wheels. The other example came later and is what Lund is talking about with the "snap-on duals) A couple of things you need to check when installing duals. The first is tire pressure on the duals and then check to see if your axle bearings are tight on the tractor. There probably are some spacers laying in machine shed yet but many of the people using them on the 88's have retired or even passed away. More questions?
 
I put duals on my 88. Bought a second set of hubs; then a
couple of used pressed steel wheels. Cut the center dish out
and welded them back on to make a deep dish wheel.

Axle diameter on a fleetline 88 is 2-3/4"; on a super 88 and
880, it is 2-7/8".
 
I use rim clamp duals on all of my Oliver/White tractors. You will need 8 eyelets (4 per wheel) for your 88 and a set of dual rims and clamps. The tires, rims, and clamps can be bought locally on most any sale for $50-$100. These duals attach right to your existing rim with a spacer band and clamps.
 

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